The current campaign has already offered more than a half-dozen pictures that could have blown away the competition in a weaker year, with two dozen other fi lms also jostling for the up-to-10 nomination slots.

Individuals can have mood swings, and so can voters. In 2013, with mass shootings and global wars, as everyone is reeling from the recession and the digital revolution, awards voters might be feeling somber or optimistic — or something entirely different.

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This year, quality isn’t enough. The current campaign has already offered more than a half-dozen pictures that could have blown away the competition in a weaker year, with two dozen other fi lms also jostling for the up-to-10 nomination slots. So the determining factor: What’s the mood of the industry right now? SEE ALSO: The […]

This year, quality isn’t enough. The current campaign has already offered more than a half-dozen pictures that could have blown away the competition in a weaker year, with two dozen other fi lms also jostling for the up-to-10 nomination slots. So the determining factor: What’s the mood of the industry right now? SEE ALSO: The […]

This year, quality isn’t enough. The current campaign has already offered more than a half-dozen pictures that could have blown away the competition in a weaker year, with two dozen other fi lms also jostling for the up-to-10 nomination slots. So the determining factor: What’s the mood of the industry right now? SEE ALSO: The […]

This year, quality isn’t enough. The current campaign has already offered more than a half-dozen pictures that could have blown away the competition in a weaker year, with two dozen other fi lms also jostling for the up-to-10 nomination slots. So the determining factor: What’s the mood of the industry right now? SEE ALSO: The […]

This year, quality isn’t enough. The current campaign has already offered more than a half-dozen pictures that could have blown away the competition in a weaker year, with two dozen other fi lms also jostling for the up-to-10 nomination slots. So the determining factor: What’s the mood of the industry right now? SEE ALSO: The […]

This year, quality isn’t enough. The current campaign has already offered more than a half-dozen pictures that could have blown away the competition in a weaker year, with two dozen other fi lms also jostling for the up-to-10 nomination slots. So the determining factor: What’s the mood of the industry right now? SEE ALSO: The […]

This year, quality isn’t enough. The current campaign has already offered more than a half-dozen pictures that could have blown away the competition in a weaker year, with two dozen other fi lms also jostling for the up-to-10 nomination slots. So the determining factor: What’s the mood of the industry right now? SEE ALSO: The […]